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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It took my mom being isolated alone in a condo for a few years, sometimes not seeing or talking to anyone between my visits or calls to finally make the decision than an independent living facility may be a better option.  And I moved her to one and she absolutely loved it and would say she wished she’d moved there years ago.  She’s been experiencing cognitive decline and needs more help than she can get where she is currently living.  She is anxious every day because she sees other people managing their worlds just find and she struggles.  She’s embarrassed where she currently is and it’s definitely time to move her to assisted living.  I found her a place very similar to where she is now but with the addition of a nursing staff and medication management.  She’d be middle of the road in terms of needs, as opposed to the one everyone talks about when she gets confused about things.  But she’s so incredibly resistant.  Wants to get a lot of questions answered before she “agrees” to move and doesn’t seem to understand she HAS to move so it’s not a matter of if but a matter of where.  She’s losing her mind and I’m losing my mind.  Is there something about this generation that makes them lack self awareness?  [/quote]

This is so heartless. Newsflash, OP, you will also get old. You will age, and watch your faculties decline before your eyes. It is going to be a VERY hard pill to swallow for you when the time comes. I'm actually more concerned with the YOUNGER generations who have no empathy for anyone else's circumstances. Do you really not understand how difficult aging is? I don't get it. There is a total lack of compassion evidenced by millennial and younger. I chalk it up to the rise of narcissism. Is there something about this generation that makes them lack self awareness??[/quote]

Most gen x and older were raised to respect their elders and listened to old people tell stories in lieu of internet and other distractions. Our parents taught us that they were wise and had something to teach us. Whether we agreed with them or not we were taught to listen respectfully and usually something of value came from those types of conversations.

Today you have pouty 17 year old children that give old people the silent treatment because they watch different TV channels while other millennials and gen z cheer them on. That wouldn’t be tolerated past age 4 50 years ago. Now they call it “being progressive”.[/quote]

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